EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal No. SC/CV/376/2021 was commenced on 30-3-2021 when the appellant herein filed a notice of appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Appeal No. CA/A/71/2021 delivered on 18-3-2021 dismissing the applicant's appeal to it against the judgment of the Federal High Court delivered on 9-1-2021 in suit No. FHC/B/CS/74/2020 and affirming the said judgment.
The notice of appeal contains 24 grounds for the appeal.
The 1st respondent to this appeal, on 31-3-2021 filed a notice of cross appeal against the said judgment of the Court of Appeal. The notice of Cross Appeal contains two grounds for the Cross Appeal.
In respect of the appeal, the following briefs were filed - appellant's brief, 1st respondent's brief, 2nd respondent's brief and appellant's replies to the 1st and 2nd respondent's brief.
Learned counsel for the 3rd Cross-Respondent stated that the 3rd respondent filed no brief.
In respect of the cross app…